Hold on to your power: don't let others squash it. Hold on to your courage: don't let others preach it out of you. Hold on to your independence: don't let others scare it out of you. Author your life without guilt or shame: do not live to please others. Refuse to surrender except to your truest self and your wisest voice.- Patricia Lynn Reilly

The greater your dreams, the more terrible your nightmares.~Edward Abbey

Face it you silly bitch - people only do things if it's convenient or if they get something they want out of it. You can spend time, effort and money and tell them something is important to you, but in the end it's only what's convenient or good for them that matters. So only plan things that will work for yourself, where it doesn't matter if other person bails. Because, after all, it's never a real friendship or relationship - they are most likely lying just to get whatever it is they want or need. When it comes right down to it they think you should consider yourself lucky to enjoy any of the attention they may throw your way. But in the end it's just easier to hang up than to deal.

Never care about others because they don't really care about you. Or at least, keep in mind when other people say they care it's not the same thing at all. Stop trying so damned hard, because in the end it's not worth giving your heart and friendship. It's not worth reaching out, because people don't really care. And it's never worth it to try to see anyone else's POV or be concerned about how things might be perceived or effect them because they don't return the favor. You'll never accrue any benefit because it's just throw away to them. Never ever put someone's concerns about your own. All those things just give people weapons to use against you. At best you just end up being the idiot in the situation.